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Several hundred people evacuated due to smouldering fire
A smouldering fire broke out aboard the "Stadt Linz" in the afternoon of Dec 4, 2016, in the port of Vilshofen on the Danube. Between 500 and 800 people where on board the ship at that time which was serving as a floating christmas market. All had to be evacuated due to development of intense smoke. No one was injured. The fire in a switchbox could be extinguisehd, the damage was estimated to be around 5000 Euro. The fire rescue ventilated the ship. German report with photo: http://www.wochenblatt.de/nachrichten/passau/regionales/Schreck-am-Schwimmenden-Christkindlmarkt-Rauchentwicklung-am-Schiffsheck-;art1173,408261
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